SANTA ANA, Calif.—A “poker chip” drawing will decide between competing arguments against a proposed $496 million bond measure for the Anaheim Union School District, Orange County election officials said Aug. 3.
Kevin Carr of Stanton and Emili DeCrew of Anaheim both filed an argument against the district’s bond measure, but only one can be printed in the County Voter Information Guide for the 2024 Presidential General Election.
The drawing will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters. The Registrar will assign a poker chip to Carr and one to DeCrew, and then will blindly pull one chip from a bag.
The drawing will be held at the Registrar of Voters’ office at 1300 S. Grand Ave., Building C, in Santa Ana, and can be observed by the argument signers and the public in person or live at ocvote.gov/observe.
If approved, proceeds from the sale of the general obligation bonds may only be used for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities. The measure also would authorize the district to levy an annual property tax through fiscal year 2056-57 to pay the bond debt.